Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 59.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1988.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 161st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 31.9% | — |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.2% | 31.9% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 33.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 40.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 43.6% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 56.8% | 59.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 59.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1988.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 161st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release